Eagle County Wildlife Blog

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    Rick Spitzer

    Wildfires and Wildlife

    Fire has been a common natural event in history, even before humans. Lightning historically ignited fires on the grasslands and in the forests around...

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    Kathryn Middleton

    Wolves

    Re- Thinking Like a Mountain, by Aldo Leopold, “I now suspect that just as a deer herd lives in mortal fear of its wolves, so does a mountain live in...

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    Rick Spitzer

    Wildlife Hazards

    Text and photos by Rick SpitzerThe wildlife around us encounter many hazards. Most are environmental. Some of the hazards involve things we, as...

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